Quotes about hadith

Saying of the ProphetDesireDesire not the world, and God will love you. Desire not what others have, and they will love you.

Like the pioneering Muslim scientists, Al Bukhari insisted on an empirical, organized method in the science of fiqh and hadith

Saying of the ProphetUnderstandingSpeak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding.

Saying of the ProphetThe TongueA man slips with his tongue more than with his feet.

Saying of the ProphetThe JudgeA man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife.

TeachingOne hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.

Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

Whoever treads a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Paradise."(reported by Ibn Majah and others, fulfilling the conditions of Imam al Bukhari and Imam Muslim)

Saying of the Prophet.Ink and Blood:The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

Sayings of the ProphetTrust: Trust in God – but tie your camel first.

The strongest man is the one who, when he gets angry and his face reddens and his hackles rise, is able to defeat his anger.(Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 5/367, and classified as hasan in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3859)

When you see a person who has been given more than you in money and beauty, then look to those who have been given less.

Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Shall I tell you who is unlawful for the Fire - or the one for whom the Fire is unlawful? It is unlawful for everyone who is easy, flexible, modest and uncomplicated.

Ka'b ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Two hungry wolves loose among sheep do not cause as much damage as that caused to a man's deen by his greed for money and reputation.

Saying of the ProphetHelping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Muslim or not.

Teaching:One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.Saying of the Prophet

Saying of the ProphetMonkishnessNo monkery in Islam.

Saying of the ProphetObligation to LearnThe pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim.

Saying of the ProphetTruthSpeaking the truth to the unjust is the best of holy wars.

Saying of the ProphetTHE PEOPLEIt is the people who are God's family.(Muhammad the Prophet)

Saying of the ProphetSome behaviourI am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.

Saying of the ProphetFoodNobody has eaten better food than that won by his own labour.

Saying of the ProphetAccusationsAnyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die before committing it.

Saying of the Prophet.Lies, promises, trustHe is not of mine who lies, breaks a promise or fails in his trust.

Saying of the ProphetTasksWhoever makes all his tasks one task, God will help him in his other concerns.

Saying of the ProphetPracticeWho are the learned? Those who put into practice what they know.

Why have not Al-Bukhari himself wrote what he has collected? Is it really possible for Muslims to depend on writers about whom they know nothing; and, consequently, build a whole religion on nothing but a guess?

Treat this world as I do, like a wayfarer; like a horseman who stops in the shade of a tree for a time, and then moves on.

Saying of the ProphetObjectsIt is your attachment to objects which make you blind and deaf.

Seek knowledge from the Cradle to the Grave

Don't waste water even if you were at a running stream

Saying of the ProphetStruggleThe holy warrior is he who struggles with himself.

Saying of the ProphetHumilityHumility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety.

Saying of the ProphetDeathDie before your death.

Saying of the ProphetSleepSleep is the brother of death.